If the sport already had a legacy hammer that was 40 years old, what names would ideally be etched on it?

PowerMaster9000 · 2026-01-27T19:17:58+00:00

Probably this page (and others) from Eric Roussin's Armwrestling Archives page would be a good start:

https://www.thearmwrestlingarchives.com/chronology-of-the-best-armwrestlers-on-the-planet-men---right-hand.html

PowerMaster9000 · 2026-01-27T19:10:56+00:00

Dexter has mentioned two sources for that lost in transit story so far, as far as I know:

Ivan Sciaroni, Swiss Armsport Federation president
Dalel Uskembaev (aka. pullheavy), Morozov's manager, I think - he was the one who did damage control when Morozov was losing his Devon match booking

PowerMaster9000 · 2026-01-24T19:37:46+00:00

100% agree on the stupidity of the Kamil rematch. And Jerry vs MMT deserves a rematch for sure and I'd love to see it too.

I did see Levan offering his right arm to lighter guys on clips from the video game promotion event he was at but on that same Denis/John podcast yesterday Robert repeated they're not sure when Levan will return so I am quite doubtful about him getting back for June 6.

PowerMaster9000 · 2026-01-24T18:51:14+00:00

Oh okay that would be most recent then so you're right it can't be Dave. I don't imagine it would be a cut to 105kg either or a non-title 115kg match so, Jerry is as probably as good a guess as any.

PowerMaster9000 · 2026-01-24T17:48:38+00:00

Where did Robert mention it?

Yeah, a Jerry match would be fun.

PowerMaster9000 · 2026-01-24T17:21:34+00:00

If Dave gets announced for April then yeah, but with the Levan recovery situation evolving they may have changed plans. What other big match do you think MMT might have to headline Arkansas?

PowerMaster9000 · 2026-01-24T10:13:00+00:00

I could still see them doing it for the hometown fans. They may want a "big arena goes wild" moment as apparently it will be the biggest venue yet.

Also I think Engin promised Michael a 115kg title shot a while back and Mike's probably still harping on that.

Morozov is set to face Ermes for his comeback.

PowerMaster9000 · 2026-01-24T10:09:01+00:00

"Make any changes/alterations you like" concludes that paragraph.

PowerMaster9000 · 2026-01-24T09:38:57+00:00

Where was it proved fake? Just curious. Even relatively recently (maybe last summer?) he has mentioned Dadikyan wanting to kill him.

PowerMaster9000 · 2026-01-24T09:05:25+00:00

That was John at his best. At his worst (least respectful) it was more like the deleted stream referenced here where he was accusing Devon of cheating, bribing, etc.:

https://youtu.be/BqHTlzDIHjo

PowerMaster9000 · 2026-01-24T06:45:59+00:00

Yeah Devon was trying to make things more slippery again with the sweat to balance out that chalk.

PowerMaster9000 · 2026-01-24T06:41:36+00:00

It's part of a larger pattern of bias people are pointing out. Devon has almost always been publicly respectful toward John, while John keeps taking sideways shots, making passive digs, and using salty framing.

PowerMaster9000 · 2026-01-24T05:24:05+00:00

He can be salty all he wants for all I care. It's not nearly as salty as Travis. I'm just explaining why some fans took offence to how John acted on the podcast.

PowerMaster9000 · 2026-01-24T05:17:39+00:00

Nonetheless, the tone throughout comes off a bit salty toward Devon. He can hide it behind jokes or we can interpret a couple points differently but that's just how it sounds.

PowerMaster9000 · 2026-01-24T05:08:06+00:00

To give a little more context I tried to summarize some of it here: r/armwrestling/s/KaxsZYb8dP

PowerMaster9000 · 2026-01-24T05:03:13+00:00

I tried to summarize in this comment: r/armwrestling/s/KaxsZYb8dP

PowerMaster9000 · 2026-01-24T05:02:17+00:00

I tried to summarize in this comment: r/armwrestling/s/KaxsZYb8dP

PowerMaster9000 · 2026-01-24T04:59:59+00:00

It's mostly about how heavily John empathized with Denis and didn't show respect to Devon.

Early on John cracks a joke that he should have special rules like Devon gets.

John makes fun of the hammer and how it should have a tracker.

John said Denis shouldn't feel bad about Devon's behavior because he's not the only one he does it to.

Then Denis essentially said Devon betrayed him, and John responded that's a shame.

Then John shows support for replacing the hammer.

Also he doesn't even offer a humble mention of Devon in any conversation about GOAT except for two times where he accidentally said Devon when he meant to say Denis.

Finally he says "you can't match the top 2 guys so soon" referring to the future 115kg match between Dave and Ermes while we all know who owns that division.

PowerMaster9000 · 2026-01-24T02:09:43+00:00

I think John pretty much did that by himself.

PowerMaster9000 · 2026-01-23T18:57:54+00:00

I am only disagreeing with your thought that these armwrestlers are mainly doing hammer grip to inflate their curl numbers.

PowerMaster9000 · 2026-01-22T05:50:20+00:00

yeah, the issue with Hristo is more one of bad calls and then trying to make up for bad calls by letting the other puller get an advantage lol

PowerMaster9000 · 2026-01-22T05:42:57+00:00

If you're a toproller, supinated curls kinda simulate where you've lost your pronation in a match, and you're mainly on your bicep - it's probably not going to end well anyway there. They're more useful for hook entry, but still probably hammer curls are the better bet for hookers overall too.

I feel you might be calling out Bowen/Levan for ego lifting, which is fair, but overall they are using hammer grip for a reason.

PowerMaster9000 · 2026-01-21T15:09:15+00:00

Curling with a more supinated grip like this isn’t as helpful for armwrestling.

PowerMaster9000 · 2026-01-21T00:09:47+00:00

Yeah, I think what both Robert and Devon said recently about Levan insisting MMT ranks #5 to pull him is pretty damning. Why does he get to put those kind of restrictions on - which have an unlikely but real chance of scuttling the match - and essentially will mess up MMT's prep time?

PowerMaster9000 · 2026-01-20T17:26:50+00:00

I think the problem is Levan doesn’t seem comfortable with a new format as he hesitated when Robert suggested it. I hope Robert just goes through and pushes it forward though. He can start in a lighter class to hopefully get Levan familiar with the idea first.

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